Hebrews 13:15 ~ A Sacrifice of Praise

{This final week of 2015 we will be re-visiting some of my personal favorite themes on which our wonderful writers have shared with us throughout this past year. I hope that you (as I was, too!) will be encouraged and reminded of God’s faithfulness and loving care through their inspired words.}

Through Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times
offer up to God a sacrifice of praise,
which is the fruit of lipsthat thankfully acknowledge
and confess and glorify His name.
Hebrews 13:15

Oh, what encouragement I have received this week as I’ve read daily through theSeeking Himdevotional! (You, too?) Ann, Ahmee, Clella, Cynda, and Tina have each written devotionals reminding me of the importance of offering my praise—a sacrifice of praise—to our wonderful Father God and drawing me closer to the One Who I do seek to praise and glorify!

InThe Fruit Of Lips,Cyndatook a good in-depth look at just what a ‘sacrifice of praise’ is and asked a really good question…along with a few answers she found.

“But why are we compelled (Hebrews 13:15) to do it ‘constantly and at all times’? Here are just a few of the reasons I found:

但是,我想我的favorite reasonforgiving thanksis totell others and remind myself of all He has done in my life.“

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Then,Anngave us some great reasons inPraise At All Times为什么我们赞美神

She wrote, “So we are all to praise God; let us make a choice of doing so in the morning …in the afternoon …and in the evening time!”

Clellashared a wonderful translation of Hebrews 13:15 with us inProclaim Allegiance To His Name.She wrote,

“The New Living Translation says it this way:

Therefore, let us offer through Jesus
a continual sacrifice of praise to God,
proclaiming our allegiance to His Name.

The phase ‘proclaiming our allegiance to His Name’ popped out at me. It sounded so different than the other translations that refer to ‘the fruit of lips that confess His Name.’ I just had to do a little research to understand what this verse is really saying.

– to “confess” God’s Name is to declare, state, acknowledge His Name
– to “proclaim allegiance” is to announce publicly, or to declare something one considers important with due emphasis, which in this case would be one’s loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior.”

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InVerbal Sacrifice,Ahmeebrought us back to the central element in Hebrews 13:15 of ‘sacrifice.’ She reminded us of reasons we have to offer our sacrifice of praise.

AndinGiving Thanks,Tinaencouraged us to remember how abundantly blessed we are here in the USA.